11 Tracks. 50+ Countries. 1 Global Week in Berlin.

  

We are delighted to invite higher education professionals from around the world to join us in Berlin for the 14th edition of the Freie Universität Berlin International Staff Training Week, taking place from 22 to 26 June 2026.

As one of Europe’s largest and most diverse Staff Weeks — bringing together over 250 participants from more than 50 countries across 11 parallel tracks — the 2026 program explores current and emerging topics in global higher education.

Covering a large range of topics from community-building and student mobility to equity, global outreach, and digital transformation, our tracks encourage you to engage, exchange ideas, and take new insights back to your home institution.

Designed and hosted by expert teams across Freie Universität Berlin, each track fosters dialogue, peer learning, and meaningful professional exchange in an open and collaborative setting.

Whether you are exploring innovative approaches, developing new partnerships, or building on existing strategies, this week provides an ideal platform to connect with experienced colleagues from over 50 countries, share perspectives, and expand your international network.

Join us in Berlin to engage, reflect, and contribute to shaping the future of international higher education.

  

Discover the parallel tracks:

1) More Than Memories: How Alumni Engagement Advances the Whole Institution

2) Preparing Students for the Future: Current Challenges and Future Directions in University Career Counseling

3) Gender and Diversity in Higher Education – Insights from the Margherita von Brentano Center

4) Job Shadowing - Staff Development and Welcome Service

5) Global Liaison Officers Connect: Overcome Challenges, Exchange Ideas, and Discuss Regional Realities

6) Open Science in Libraries: Enabling Access, Empowering Knowledge

7) Meet the World and Regional Challenges: The Student Mobility Perspective

8) Learning by Doing: Model United Nations

9) The Power of Connection: Navigating Regional Partnerships and International Networks

10) More Open Than Before, Yet Increasingly Restricted: Navigating Contradictory Trends in the Internationalization of Research

11) Third Mission in (and outside of) the classroom: Concepts for learning with and from society